Interesting? The first question I ask every time is “what’s the roi?”. Is that too dumb? I rode by pton airport. Always wanted to fly; Frau nixed that. Now, while it might be “fun”, and a fast way to catch up with her, what would be my roi?
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http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/diocese-of-orange-raises-bid-for-crystal-cathedral/
Diocese of Orange raises bid for Crystal Cathedral
By Marianne Medlin
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Garden Grove, Calif., Aug 11, 2011 / 05:59 am (CNA).- The Diocese of Orange upped its previous bid and signaled openness to new negotiations for the Crystal Cathedral after board members recently announced that the building is no longer for sale.
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The liturgist for the Orange diocese, Monsignor Arthur Holquin, said July 26 that several changes would need to take place in order for the Crystal Cathedral to become a Catholic worship space.
Along with a central altar, a tabernacle and a baptismal font, the building would need a “cathedra” or bishop’s chair. While renovations are needed to the building, “not much deconstruction would be required and the iconic personality of the original architecture and design would, for the most part, be retained,” he said.
Purchasing the Crystal Cathedral is an attractive option for the diocese because it provides an instant solution to its building needs and would cost roughly half the $100 million price tag for the planned Santa Ana cathedral.
Though the diocese made an official $50 million bid for the Crystal Cathedral on July 22, the church’s board later voted against selling it and decided to appeal to church members and viewers to donate the funds instead.
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Guess I just don’t understand.
Couldn’t God be worshiped in an appropriately decorated warehouse?
As far as the “bishop’s chair”, I have a old folding chair to donate. Won’t that hold a butt.
$100M$?
Reminds me of the French’s Maginot Line and Patton’s famous apocryphal remark “fixed fortifications are monuments to man’s stupidity”.
Maybe a cathedral is marketing? Of an idea who’s time has past. “Big Church” must join the dustbin of failed concepts like: Big Gooferment, Big Oil, Big Pharma, Big Labor, Big Biz, “Too Big To Fail” (2B2F), Social Security “Insurance”, the misnamed Federal Reserve Bank, Wall Street, Fiat Paper aka “monopoly money”, and all such stupidity?
It’s always sad when the illusions and delusions die. And all we are left with is the wreckage.
Is it too late to rebuild from the pieces?
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Listened to the “news”.
One of the stories (at ~2310) was that “drop down cribs” were being sold on Craig’s List.
Interesting.
You can do anything but throw them away.
Isn’t that a Fifth Amendment “taking”?
The three that they cited were: 130, 150, and 175 each.
That’s a regulation that takes that wealth from individuals.
It’s to prevent 18 deaths over 5 years across 300,000,000 people.
That’s a tax. And, an infringement. And, it’s making a tradeoff decision for people.
But, maybe that’s a risk that a parent would take.
Maybe they’d rather have an old $130 crib rather than a new more expensive one. And, have the freedom to use the difference as they see fit. Maybe it’s for food, or rent, or a six pack.
It should be their choice.
Then Nanny State takes away our liberties.
Argh!
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